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How to build a billion dollar digital marketplace – examples from Uber, eBay, Craigslist, and more

Andrew Chen

develop partnerships and manage relationships with local hire car operators (NB: Uber does not own any vehicles. Then people asked if I could pass on a post about a job or something for sale. This grows the TAM in two ways: 1) First, directly growing the market because lower friction transactions mean more sales.

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The 3 Pillars of an Effective Data Management Strategy: Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting

SME Strategy

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. Data-driven decision-making is critical to achieving organizational objectives and delivering business strategies.

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10 Growth Marketing Trends Businesses Leaders Need

Zenefits

A/B testing. A/B testing is a great way to test marketing campaigns and ensure that your organization takes advantage of the most effective means of attracting customers or users. Lifecycle development also includes fostering retention after the initial sale. But of course, it doesn’t end there.

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28 ways to grow supply in a marketplace — by Lenny Rachitsky, ex-Airbnb

Andrew Chen

Question: What’s the simplest way you can test a referrals offering? Tactic #4: Run direct sales. Examples : Tips : Takes very few people to operate, should pay for itself from day 1. Generally, different categories require very different tactics, skills sets, and operating cadences. Cost : Medium. Stage : Mid/Late.

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Organizational Development: Theories on Organizational Change

Walk Me

Business management involves four main areas: Organizational development, stakeholder value management, profit management, and operations management. Human Resources (HR) Marketing Sales Customer Care Public Relations (PR) Investor Relations Regulatory Affairs. Operations Management. Operations Management.

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What to look for when you’re hiring a Head of Growth

Andrew Chen

Ask the operators inside a company though, and you’ll hear a different story: A rapidly growing network wants to both grow as well as tear itself apart, and there are enormous forces in both directions. If they’re paired with advisors and operators who are experts on the playbook, that can work well. Hitting the Ceiling.

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What Sales Teams Should Do to Prepare for the Next Recession

Harvard Business Review

In the 2001 recession, total sales for the S&P 500 declined by 9% from its pre-recession peak to its trough 18 months later—almost a year after the recession officially ended. We’ll focus here on what the sales organization should be doing now to prepare for the next recession, with an eye toward using new digital tools.

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